Oregon · Douglas County
Occurrence

Chieftain

Douglas County, Oregon, United States
GoldCopperZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENSES AND DISCONTINUOUS STRINGERS
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Petzite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Sylvanite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGabbro
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1898
Identification
Deposit ID10033233
MRDS IDM015529
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.04065, -123.09004
References
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1940 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - C, V. 1 , P. 121 - 122 .BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968 , GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 61 , P. 268 - 270RAMP, L., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 75, P. 34